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PC Hardware in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition
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A (amperes)
Absolute Time in Pregroove (ATIP)
Accelerated Graphics Port
[See AGP]
access time
[See average access time]
accessibility, configuring keyboards and
ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface)
ACR slot
active SCSI terminators
actuator arms
Adaptec cables/host adapters
Adaptive Delta PCM (ADPCM)
ADC (Analog-to-Digital Converter)
address buses
addressability (PC cases)
ADPCM (Adaptive Delta PCM)
ADR (Advanced Data Recording)
Advanced Communication Riser (ACR)
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)
Advanced Data Recording (ADR)
Advanced Micro Devices
[See AMD processors]
Advanced Power Management (APM)
Advanced Settings dialog
Advanced System Buffering (ASB)
Advanced Transfer Cache (ATC)
AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port)
2nd
3rd
choosing
interfaces for
Ahead Software
[See Nero Burning ROM]
AMD processors
2nd
drawbacks of
heatsink/fan units, caution with
overclocking
AMD-760MPX chipset, caution with
AMI (American Megatrends Inc.)
2nd
AMIDiag
amperes (A)
amplifiers
AMR slot
analog overlay
Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC)
Antec
DataSwap hard drive system
KS-288 tool-free cases
anti-RFI plates
anti-static wrist straps
anti-virus utilities
APC UPS Selector
2nd
aperture grill monitors
APM (Advanced Power Management)
applications
[See software]
archive bit
ASB (Advanced System Buffering)
asynchronous cache type
asynchronous mode (unclocked)
asynchronous motherboards
asynchronous PCIs
asynchronous serial framing
2nd
AT Attachment
[See entries at ATA]
AT interface
baby ATs (BATs)
2nd
keyboards and
main power connectors
power connectors
AT-style desktop cases
ATA cables
ATA interface
2nd
3rd
4th
addressing limitations
data transfer modes and
DMA mode transfers and
IRQ and base address assignments
multichannel support
serial ATA and
standards and implementations for
ATA/ATAPI devices
CD-ROM drives
installing/configuring
2nd
CD writers
compatibility and
configuring
DVD-ROM drives
hard disk drives
choosing
installing
installing
vs. SCSI devices
SuperDisk drives and
tape drives, installing/configuring
Zip drive and
ATC (Advanced Transfer Cache)
Athlon
[See AMD processors]
ATI video adapters
ATIP (Absolute Time in Pregroove)
ATX
Auxiliary Power Supply Connectors
cases
2nd
fans, installing
form factors
2nd
I/O connectors/templates
Main Power Supply Connectors
motherboards, installing
Optional Power Supply Connectors
Specification Version 2.03
audio
[See also entries at sound[audio]
embedded
2nd
soft
audio channels
Audio Modem Riser (AMR)
Autohtml.exe
automatic shutdown (backup power supplies)
automatic termination
AutoRun CD-R disc, creating
average access time
CD writers
CD-ROM drives
2nd
3rd
hard disk drives
average latency
Award (BIOS manufacturer)
2nd
axis, in game controllers
azo dye, in CD-R blanks
Main Menu
PC Hardware in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition
Table of Contents
Copyright
Dedication
Foreword
Preface
Chapter 1. Fundamentals
Chapter 2. Working on PCs
Chapter 3. Motherboards
Chapter 4. Processors
Chapter 5. Memory
Chapter 6. Floppy Disk Drives
Chapter 7. High-Capacity Floppy Disk Drives
Chapter 8. Removable Hard Disk Drives
Chapter 9. Tape Drives
Chapter 10. CD-ROM Drives
Chapter 11. CD-R and CD-RW Drives
Chapter 12. DVD Drives
Chapter 13. Hard Disk Interfaces
Chapter 14. Hard Disk Drives
Chapter 15. Video Adapters
Chapter 16. Displays
Chapter 17. Sound Adapters
Chapter 18. Speakers and Headphones
Chapter 19. Keyboards
Chapter 20. Mice and Trackballs
Chapter 21. Game Controllers
Chapter 22. Serial Communications
Chapter 23. Parallel Communications
Chapter 24. USB Communications
Chapter 25. Cases
Chapter 26. Power Supplies
Chapter 27. Backup Power Supplies
Chapter 28. Building a PC
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